János Németh (June 12, 1906 – March 5, 1988) was a Hungarian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player who competed in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

and in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. In 1932 he was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal. He played all three matches. Four years later he won again the gold medal with the Hungarian team. At the Berlin Games he played all seven matches. On club level he played for

Újpesti TE Újpesti Torna Egylet (Újpesti TE or UTE) is a Hungarian sports society, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, at ...

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* 1906 births 1988 deaths Hungarian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1932 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo Water polo players from Budapest Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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